Become an AABB Accredited Facility (or add a new activity)

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​The Accreditation Program promotes the highest standard of care for patients and donors in all aspects of blood banking, transfusion, cellular therapies, and relationship testing. The AABB supports high standards for medical, technical and administrative performance, scientific investigation, clinical application and education. The resulting Accreditation Program specifically assesses quality systems and operational areas for compliance with Standards. This independent assessment of operations assists in preparation for other inspections, and serves as a valuable tool to improve both compliance and operations. The program offers both educational and peer review opportunities. Accreditation is recognized at both a national and international level. The Accreditation Program itself is accredited by the International Society for Quality (ISQua).

For those interested in pursuing AABB Accreditation who would like more information regarding the program, please ​click here to receive more information.

Accreditation Phases and Expectations

There are two phases to achieving AABB accreditation for the first time.

This information is used to determine a facility's eligibility to pursue AABB accreditation and define complex dues issues. A member of the AABB accreditation department will review the submissions and contact the interested party via email.

The majority of facilities complete both the initial self-assessment phase and the on-site assessment phase in 1 – 2 years and achieve AABB accreditation. Much of this will depend on the readiness of the facility when they begin the process, the knowledge of their staff, and the amount of time and resources available to work on the AABB accreditation process. In some instances this timeframe will be shorter and in other instances it will be longer.

The self-assessment phase is an e-assessment. The e-assessment may require more work on the facility's part than the on-site assessment.

***PLEASE NOTE THAT ADVERTISING ANY RELATIONSHIP TO AABB IS NOT PERMITTED UNTIL THE FACILITY/NEW ACTIVITY BECOMES ACCREDITED AND RECEIVES THEIR AABB CERTIFICATE***